Strategic Plan

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is preparing a new Strategic Plan.

The Strategic Plan will include key action strategies to guide the College in helping our students and region succeed in the coming years.

To develop the plan, we implemented a series of “Stakeholder Listening Sessions” (see schedule below) at locations throughout our region, to hear the insights, hopes, and ideas of those we serve and those we partner with in the community.

Listening sessions included:

Representatives from area businesses, schools and universities, and community and non-profit organizations

Current students and potential students

College alumni

College faculty and staff

Each session was approximately 90 minutes long, and included a short update about Cincinnati State and a facilitated discussion about our shared future. Refreshments were provided

Strategic Plan Stakeholder Sessions Key Themes

CS’s messaging and communication with audiences outside and inside of the college should not only be greatly expanded, but also needs to be more timely, targeted and specific.

CS must become more forward-looking and agile in embracing change and in developing flexible and targeted pathways and training options for employers and students that extend beyond graduation.

Employers and students expressed the need for CS to increase its focus on integrating professional skills, “soft skills” and employability skills into all levels of the College’s curriculum and operations.

CS must find ways that will allow it to expand its ability to continually assess and where needed modernize its facilities, programs and equipment to keep quality high and to stay at the forefront of technological change and the economy.

Students, especially students coming out of high schools, are looking for more of a “college experience” at CS that extends beyond the classroom.

CS should expand its capacity to provide students with more non-academic support services.

CS should expand its partnerships with regional employers and other entities with the goal of increasing its relevance and sustaining its mission within the region.

At the end of each listening session, participants were asked to provide one word to describe how they felt about Cincinnati State and its future. Here are some of the responses: Vital. Accessible. Transformative. Curious. Adapting. Potential. Optimistic. Innovative. Improving. Speed. Collaboration. Prepared. Partnerships. Encouraging. Intriguing. Welcoming. Effective. Ethical. Hopeful. Confident. Evolving.